A METHOD OF GERMINATING SEEDS OR THE LIKE GROWTH-SUITED PARTS OF A PLANT CONTAINED IN GERMINATING UNITS, AS WELL AS A GERMINATING BOX AND A GERMINATING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WHEN CARRYING OUT THE METHOD

摘要

A method is provided for germinating seeds or the like contained in germinating units joined by way of a tape. In addition to a seed the germinating unit comprises a mixture of a carrier and additives with the water-absorbing substances. The zigzag folded tape is placed edgewise in a germinating box (7). Then the germinating box (7) is placed in an irrigation room (21) comprising a support (18) for the germinating boxes. The germinating boxes are now soaked in successive irrigation periods interrupted by breaks. The soaking is stopped when the tape is saturated with water and said water drips heavily from the bottom side of the germinating box. The germinating box (7) is then moved with the tape to the germinating room (23) in which it is subjected to a climate necessary for an optimum germination. The germination is interrupted by the germinating box being removed from the germination room, cooled and/or transferred for a direct bedding out of the tape.